Sounds like we made an effort but he probably wants more money, we shouldn't be bending over for him so let him go if he isn't happy. Supposedly his agent is known to be difficult so is what it is.
Gazza M that can have ramifications for the next wave of academy players who may be less inclined to be sold on the path into the first team
On the flip side when you are competing for the top trophies you simply can't always provide the type of path these players are looking for and only the exceptional will break through. That is where we want to be rather being the club that younger players use for their minutes.
We should have a stronger loan set up though and be able to at least make good money if they are sold. Problem is a lot of these guys are moving before we can tie them down and we need to work out a better system for that.